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World premiere of The Creatures of Prometheus/The Creatures of Capucci at the Spoleto Festival in Italy

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Beethoven and haute couture – not the first pairing that comes to mind. Le Creature di Prometeo/Le creature di Capucci (The Creatures of Prometheus/The Creatures of Capucci) celebrates this surprising coupling. Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa and the Festival of Two Worlds are co-producers of this semi-staged concert which receives its world premiere at the Festival of Two Worlds … [Read more...] about World premiere of The Creatures of Prometheus/The Creatures of Capucci at the Spoleto Festival in Italy

Dance in Italy – Spoleto Festival’s Dance Gala with Abbagnato, Vogel, Frola, Dato and many more on 30 June

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There are many, many Italian dancers scattered around companies throughout the world. Some are in the corps de ballet, others are principal dancers, but all continue the tradition that made Italian dancers some of the most famous of all. Even leaving the men aside, we have Pierina Legnani (noted as 'maybe' being the first to perform 32 fouetté turns) who was a prima ballerina … [Read more...] about Dance in Italy – Spoleto Festival’s Dance Gala with Abbagnato, Vogel, Frola, Dato and many more on 30 June

Mikhail Baryshnikov: Time is cruel

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After the success of Letter to a Man at the Spoleto Festival in July, Mikhail Baryshnikov will resume his role as Nijinsky on 11 September for a two-week run in Milan. Once again, he is collaborating with Bob Wilson. There is a lot of movement, a body language. Physically it’s more demanding than other works by Bob Wilson. I speak in Russian and English with a few words … [Read more...] about Mikhail Baryshnikov: Time is cruel

Baryshnikov and Bob Wilson take on Nijinsky in Milan: Letter to a Man

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Mikhail Baryshnikov and Bob Wilson have been in Milan rehearsing their new project: Letter to a Man, inspired by the diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky, The diaries were written in six months in 1919 – says Baryshnikov – at the height of his breakdown… he wasn’t even thirty. It is a document of suffering from an immense artist. Henry Miller called it the most exciting and honest book … [Read more...] about Baryshnikov and Bob Wilson take on Nijinsky in Milan: Letter to a Man

Amici della Scala celebrates Lila de Nobili with Frigerio, Fracci, Bruson and …

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The annual presentation of the latest additions to the series of books produced by the Amici della Scala (Friends of La Scala) is quite an event. It is held in the grand foyer on the first floor of Teatro alla Scala with the sovrintendente of the theatre, the unstoppable Anna Crespi who founded the association thirty years ago, and some of the biggest names in Milanese and … [Read more...] about Amici della Scala celebrates Lila de Nobili with Frigerio, Fracci, Bruson and …

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